IndioGirl55

I met with my doc 5/31 had tons of test to do for surgery and had surgery on 7/17 (could have been on the 10th but I still had 2 test to do) I think it all depends on what test you have and how they can be scheduled and what your docs schedule is

Karri We all totally understand - not being able to get to LBT... It's the 1st thing I do in the morning when I come to work and on the weekends and the last thing I do at night :tt1: Right now it's 70 and no winds... But I am stuck in the office... You know there really isn't any food I can't eat - I havent' tried a sandwich on sour dough or french roll - but that's just cuz i would fill up too fast just on the bread - but I can eat anything so far... I got into Trace while watching the Apprentince - He seems like a really nice person.. My sis likes Toby Keith - I just don't listen to Country music - except today I googled Trace and listend to his other songs' - I really liked the one he sang on the show "you're gonna miss this" I have only been to Laughlin twice - once on a turn around back in the 80's and then my nephew fought in some tough man competition. It's a 3 hr drive thru the ugly desert :crying: but my gf Candy (Peaches she is a Candace - you spell yours with an I :tt1:) will have me cracking up the whole way. We are the kind of friends that you have once in a life time - we finish each other sentences - know what we are going to say before it's said - and she has such a great sense of humor - I am always laughing with her. We use to be eating buddy's - well we still are - it's just I can't eat too much :huh2: she is overweight but tall and I don't really see it - just like she didn't see my weight - when you love someone - the weight isn't what you see it's the person.. I am just looking forward to having some grown up fun - I am still a Mom and being single limits where I go - so I am really looking forward to this - but i can tell you one thing - i probably wouldn't be making these plans 80 lbs ago - didn't have the energy - but now I feel so good about myself - I am no longer ashamed about my clothed body :thumbup: Well back to work - ck back later...

I am so jazzed - I am going to see Trace Adkins in Laughlin on 5/10 Called my gf (she has a great dh who lets her have girlfriend weekends) and she loves to gamble (Laughlin is like Vegas use to be a LONG time ago - casinos are along the river) So we are going 5/9 & 5/10 - I get to do something real fun !!! and drool over Trace :thumbup: - I can't say I am a BIG country fan - I am mainly and R&B kinda girl - but really love all kinds of music - but right now I have this thing for Trace :crying:- he is one hot sexy man :tt1:- he could put his shoes under my bed any day ...

I am so jazzed - I am going to see Trace Adkins in Laughlin on 5/10 Called my gf (she has a great dh who lets her have girlfriend weekends) and she loves to gamble (Laughlin is like Vegas use to be a LONG time ago - casinos are along the river) So we are going 5/9 & 5/10 - I get to do something real fun !!! and drool over Trace :thumbup: - I can't say I am a BIG country fan - I am mainly and R&B kinda girl - but really love all kinds of music - but right now I have this thing for Trace :tt1:- he is one hot sexy man :tt1:- he could put his shoes under my bed any day :crying:...

Here is the Trace Adkins - video - I JUST LOVE THIS SONG AND HIM!!! MY KIND OF GUY CMT : Videos : Trace Adkins : You're Gonna Miss This

Oh Phyl - I am so sorry for your loss :ohmy: My prayers are with you and your family - and I am so proud of you for going to the pool - I don't know if I would be that strong... The wind has been pretty strong down at my end of the valley - so I always think about you and how your are :crying:

No asprin -no NASID - only tylenol.....

Oh ya - I agree 100% - I really can't beleive this whole weight loss thing -I think I am going to wake up and it's all a dream I am also very afarid of maintence - but what I am going to do is weigh in weekly just like i do now - but I will not ever let myself gain 5 lbs - without losing them immediately You know the rote - 5 lbs up one week - oh no biggie my clothes still fit then 2 months later another 5 - brush those off too and before you know it you are back up there again - so I have a 5 lbs rule (which will be the MAX amount) I am with you - if I had to have my band removed I would do the sleeve too. I know WASA is/was considering it at one time cuz of her band & tummy and some spasma. I haven't talked with her in a while - Did she ever get her TT??

:cake:HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKIE :cake: :party: Trace Atkins - You're Gonna Miss This You're gonna miss this You're gonna want this back You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast These are some good times So take a good look around You may not know it now But you're gonna miss this" He sang this song on Apprentince and I thought how true - we are always wishing our life away - Oh it's Monday I wish it was Friday.. Celebrate who you are and the strong confident women that you have become :biggrin2:HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ENJOY THE DAY :biggrin2: _________________________________________________________ Karri - I am going to have to make that berry/granola mix - sounds delish.. Beets :eek: are about the only thing I don't eat :crying: Yep DF is a Great Guy You gotta take a pic and post it when you make it official next weekend. I made one pot wonder last nite cabbage, bell pepper, onion, jalepeno, ground turkey, tad of rice, garlic, soy sauce. This will be my lunch for the week Dinner was baked catfish & cooked carrots __________________________________________ Kristin - Happy Monday Payday :ohmy: ------------------------------------------------------- Linda - Yep to be 36 again :tongue: I hear ya girl on that one. _______________________________________ Good Morning Gang The start of another week - Just cking in - the wind is still blowing here - so where Phyl is it must be pretty awful - so don't know if she will be leaving on the 1st Well, not much to report so far - the day has just begun - Well will ck back later !!!!

Karri I have been fat most of my life too - I lost my baby fat between 8th grade & my freshman year - we ate tons of junk that summer but we walked alot too - by the time i started high school i was 140 (165 in 8th grade) and by my soph yr i was 130 when I got pg - then back to 165 then went down to 115 - 120 and stayed that way until about 24 -25 in 79 when you were born :tt1:- I was weighing 182 - and have been up and down ever since (Mostly up) I had gotten back into the 180 a few times but never for long. Our skin has a lot to do with our dna - I have had saggy boob since my son - not as bad as they are now - be even then when i bent over they looked like cucumbers:eek:. IMHO you still have a few yrs for retirement - so If I were you I would get the stuff fixed now!!! Heck you DF loved you fat - he still loves you now - he doesn't see the fat or saggy skin he sees you and the wonderfull person that you are. I know that's hard for you to beleive - but it's true he was with you when you weight 250 - so what's a little skin.. They to make nigthies with built in bras now a days - and there is always the light switch:rolleyes2: - I guess I don't have that problem - no man in my life - but if there were I doubt we would be doing it with the lights on - :cursing: and I would probably be more aware of the issues than I am now...

Yep we do have matching arms - and you look whiter than me - even with your latin blood :tt1: - and yes Linda - freckle - I have them on my arms back chest - I was never a big tanner as a kid - but as a child we vacationed at the beach every summer - and those were the pre-sun block day :cursing: The granola furit and cream cheese sound delious - how did you make it just mix it all together - oh that sounds so good - I am hungry - all I have had was that ice cream cone. I made some spag squash - is it suppose to be a little crunchy - I cooked it per the direction 45 mins 350 in a little water - then turn it over and cook until tender - well is scoops out just fine with a fork - but its a tad crunchy - - I think I need to go put my fish on.. Jackie - here in the desert it's hard to find longer sleeve during the spring and summer and it gets so hot that you really don't even want to look at 3/4 lenght sleeve they just look hot.. Ok I will be back - I am going to put my fish in the oven.... But I want the receipt for the cream cheese fruit granola thingie...

Vicoden and I don't get along well - I take the cup that comes with the tylenol fill it almost full (with the tylenol) then add a tad of the liquid vicoden - I only do this maybe onc every 3 months if I am in pain Thanks for the concern -:cursing: I really don't think I am oding on my tylenol :tt1:

Homemade broth taste the best - easy to make - chicken - onion - celery - garlic - carrots salt pepper - boil til done strain - and you have good broth for clear phase and then when you can have regular Soup - you can then puree the left overs (that you froze) and add back into the broth - yummy-

Denise No she didn't have to pay - the doc took care of it all ... 2 more weeks til you are a grandma - how's the daughter - ready for the baby to come - I was 130 when I got pg and 165 when I delivered (omw the doc was mad at me for all the weight I gained) I know you will be letting us know when the day comes :cursing:

Tai Welcome to LBT - it is the greatest site for info & support. We are the same height but I think my bmi was like 42 and I had some co-mobities - it all depends on your insurance. I love my band - I love me for finally understanding that my prior way of eating wasn't normal - The band is a great tool - but that's all it is - you are going to have to learn to make a lifetime lifestyle changes in your eating - we still absorb our calories where bypass pple don't - so for us we really have to learn to eat healthy - we don't get sick if we eat sugar and it slides right thru our bands (easy to eat even when you have restriction) where as hard proteins like meat - fish - chicken don't slip thru - you feel full alot faster with the band - but that's once you have proper restriction - Read - Read - Read all the thread here - you will gain tons of knowledge. Good Luck on your journey

Thanks - Yes I have done the work - and am almost to my 1st goal - I am thinking about moving is down 10 more lbs - but want to get to my 1st goal first :cursing:

I am lucky my tummy isn't too bad - but I totally get the "didn't appreciate the bodies we had in out 20's" I was 120 and omw if I knew what I know now and had the body I had then - WATCH OUT WORLD.. but you know what I saw this guy I had dated (I was a groupie he was in a band :tt1:) after I had gained like 60 lbs - he said "omw what did you do to that great body you had" Do you know that I didn't know I had a great body..:cursing: I accept that I am not going to look like a 20 yr old - and the majority of my flaws can be covered up - the arms are what can't as much - here in the desert every thing is short - like cap sleeves - dresse are sleeves - tops are sleeveless.

Ok you are on :cursing:- at least we aren't alone in this sag and bag issue - even the younger ones are having it too - So I guess I need to quit complaining - but it is was i dislike the most - somedays more than others..

Your doctor should be giving you a list of items you will need and should be giving you list of foods - what does your 15 of liquieds include?? broth only - or can you have low fat creamed Soups. on the main thread - (don't remember where) there is a thread telling you what you will need. Look under FAQ - Gas X can be bought at any drug store - rite aid - wallgreens cvs. Each doc is diff in their insturctions - so some may have 2 days clear others done - some have pre-op diets some don't. I didn't have any infection - but some to get one... I don't know anything about your deficeny - but you should alert your doctor... Good Luck

Your doctor should be giving you all the info you need for your pre-op post op diet etc - be prepared for some discomfort after the surgery - it doesn't last long - but for me surgery did hurt - I was back to work though on day 6 - Follow your doctors orders to a T - Know that the lap band is only a tool and not the magic cure all to your issues with food and yes you will have to have will power - the will power to make a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating habits. Good Luck on your journey

Call your doc and find out what liquid meds they can give you - I have left over liquid vicoden from my surgery and when I am in pain I mix it with my liquid tyenol and it works great...

You gotta ask your doctor for a definite answer - that is truly correct but I don't think you can go swimming until your incisions are 100% healed up. Reason - Infection...

ok below the words is just saggy skin & fat - that no matter how much exercise I do - won't go away just like karri's tummy

Peaches Your ears aren't pierced???? OMW - I have 3 holes in each the top 2 have princess cut diamonds - hoops in the bottom ones... Ok we are getting your ears pierced !!! Yep - it really didn't bother me - I didn't feel like I was cheating - it was like 1:30 ish and I hadn't eaten - was hungry - had thought about getting a taco after getting my nail fixed - but I really hate eating alone in a restaurant - and if I keep busy then the hunger goes away.. But looked at it walked away bought my stuff and went back - One scoop is what a normal person would have on a Sunday afternoon - Heck previously I would have bought half a gallon a box of cones and had 3 one right after another and they would have all been triple scoops.. So no I have no guilt - I did a normal thing - just like what skinny people do - 1 scoop every now and then.. Not a cheat but a treat and I will budget my calories accordingly ... I am pretty focused as you say - but truly coming here ever few hours is what i think really helps keep me focused. Also I really am loving how I look - it is such a transformation. Yep - I am ususally hungry later - but truly I think sometimes it's more mental than physical - but thats when I eat my 100 calorie popcorn - as you all know I budge my snack calories (am allowed by my doc as long as heathly) for nite time - 300 calories after dinner - I don't always eat all 300 but some nights I do - I am ok as long as I don't start eating but once i do - i want to keep eating - I was this way prior to bandiing and still am to a degrees - especially if I am just sitting in the house.. Karri I would never yell at you for your starches - imho you need more :tt1:- I have wanted to yell at you before for being so strict about your atkins - imho it's not good for your body - you need a little bit of all kinds of food - but thats my phlyisophy (sp) and I can't push how I think on you - I am a firm beleiver in live and let live - we might not agree 100% of the time - but so what - that's why we are individuals and not robots :cursing: Body issues - I can TOTALLY relate.... here we lose all this weight and still look ugly... When I am looking at myself - with my very critical eye - the legs and tummy aren't great but not super bad - a bra takes care of the girls - but the ARMS... OMW they are really really bugging me they are so ugly - I am attaching a picture - I really really am going to look into getting them fixed - I have this thing about scars - to me they are just as ugly as the fat - but I can't stand them -... Also - i am a big baby - I am concern about the pain - drains - compression stuff.. we will see - but yesterday tried on a top - and it was too tight in the arms - fit everywhere else - but not the arms... Karri - sometimes the will give you a deal if they are doing more than one thing i think - well lets see how this picture turned out..

Thanks - that's cuz I am an expert at dieting :sad: I am just parroting all that I have ever learned for all those lose weight programs I have been on the ones that I just never practied before = I think it took 50+ yrs and lapband to flip on the light switch. As I always say I am just a fat chick talking to other fat chicks and we all can relate :scared2: